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Short fat god (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lar

'god' is the definition.
(protective household god in ancient Rome)

'short fat' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'fat' becomes 'lard' (lard is a kind of fat).
'lard' with its final letter taken off is 'LAR'.

(Other definitions for lar that I've seen before include "Roman household god" , "Libya" , "What's supposed to protect the house" , "statue of a god" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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